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Can a divorce court force you to terminate your irrevocable trust and split the assets with your ex’?

By Juan C. Antúnez on January 16, 2017

Nelson v. Nelson, — So.3d —-, 2016 WL 7322546 (Fla. 2d…
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4th DCA: Love and marriage in contested Florida guardianships

By Juan C. Antúnez on December 12, 2016

Smith v. Smith, — So.3d —-, 2016 WL 803625 (Fla. 4th…
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Can an e-filing mistake blow your probate creditor filing deadline?

By Juan C. Antúnez on November 28, 2016

United Bank v. Estate of Frazee, — So.3d —-,  2016 WL…
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What’s it take to haul an offshore trust into a U.S. federal court on diversity-jurisdiction grounds?

By Juan C. Antúnez on November 15, 2016

Vast sums of wealth are held in family trusts — and the…

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Can Cayman Islands law determine the outcome of your post-divorce Florida probate proceeding?

By Juan C. Antúnez on October 25, 2016

International divorces that morph into multi-national probate proceedings can be especially challenging. Even if…
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Should we assume most paternity actions in probate are now time barred?

By Juan C. Antúnez on September 12, 2016

Inheritance litigation often turns on a person’s claimed “status” as a decedent’s …

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In case of first impression, federal judge rules on constitutionality of Florida’s new trust-specific long arm statute

By Juan C. Antúnez on August 22, 2016

If you’re a trusts and estates litigator in Florida, sooner or later…

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Can the 500-year-old “relation back” doctrine be used to block today’s $4 million probate creditor claim?

By Juan C. Antúnez on July 18, 2016

Just because someone’s Will says you’re their personal representative (PR) doesn’t make…

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Interview with a Probate Lawyer: Shannon M. Miller

By Juan C. Antúnez on July 11, 2016

One of the pleasures of publishing this blog over the years has…

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4th DCA says no to criminalizing inheritance litigation; reverses 7-year prison sentence

By Juan C. Antúnez on June 6, 2016

As lawyers, one of our jobs is to anticipate the “worst case…
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